ltrasound imaging in the management of clinical neonatal hip instability - a randomised controlled trial
Completed
- Conditions
- eonatal hip instabilityNeonatal DiseasesOther conditions originating in the perinatal period
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN65859742
- Lead Sponsor
- Medical Research Council (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 629
Inclusion Criteria
Babies less than 6 weeks old with a clinical suspicion of neonatal hip instability
1. Suspicion confirmed by a second doctor
2. There is clinical uncertainty about whether the decision to initiate treatment should be guided by ultrasound examination
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method X-ray appearance between 12 and 24 months used as a measure of hip function, proportion of babies splinted; proportion of babies needing surgery; financial burden on families and the health services; pyschosocial impact on families
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ot provided at time of registration